What's wrong with the Seinfeld cast?

[mike c]

this is old news but ... there's something wrong with these people:

Jerry Seinfeld
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZfUgVSfKdQ

I mean, that was a stupid question by Larry King, but Jerry was just a prick.

DO NOT OPEN THE FOLLOWING VID UNLESS YOU ARE 18 AND ABOVE. IT IS NSFW AND NOT PC AND IS VERY OFFENSIVE.

Michael Richards (Kramer guy)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgmCBKPHnSY

nuff said.

he did apologize
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3l-gRHjUNk

though I've never watched a full episode of Seinfeld.

 

[Haoleb]

You mean besides the fact they all act in probably one of the worst things on television to date? I truly cannot understand what anyone finds in that show that is:

A- Entertaining
B- Funny
C- Worth watching. Frankly, I would rather stare at a wall than watch that show.

 

[stratman]

Hey Mikey,

Just like their fictitious counterparts, these people have some serious issues when dealing with others. I guess Jerry's ego got bruised, I don't find him funny nor his material, he happened to be at the right place at the right time with correct cast, IMO Kramer, George, Newman and George's parents made the show, Elaine...meh. Jerry? Only required for 5 minutes to set up the straight aspects of the skit.

 

[Davemcc]

You mean besides the fact they all act in probably one of the worst things on television to date? I truly cannot understand what anyone finds in that show that is:

A- Entertaining
B- Funny
C- Worth watching. Frankly, I would rather stare at a wall than watch that show.

I agree. I have never watched a single episode from beginning to end. It was a terrible show. I figured out very early in the series that it was a show about nothing and had no intrinsic value whatsoever. When they admitted this in the hype surrounding the series finale, I felt vindicated in my assessment.

 

[dorokusai]

I liked the series but believe Jason Alexander got the shaft when it comes to awards for performance. Michael Richards has played the same character since he was a cast member on "Fridays", if anyone remembers that one. The Army man skit was golden but otherwise he's not that funny as Kramer.

George's parents were the bomb, much reprised in The King of Queens, but no less funny. Jerry Stiller is hilarious.

In regards to Jerry Seinfeld vs Larry King....he was a prick but since when is Larry King even worth watching? He's a horrible interview, customary like Barbara Walters and he barely knows what to say if it isn't written in front of him....come on.

Seinfeld is the male version of Ellen....without the penis.

Mark

 

[stratman]

I liked the series but believe Jason Alexander got the shaft when it comes to awards for performance. Michael Richards has played the same character since he was a cast member on "Fridays", if anyone remembers that one. The Army man skit was golden but otherwise he's not that funny as Kramer.

George's parents were the bomb, much reprised in The King of Queens, but no less funny. Jerry Stiller is hilarious.

In regards to Jerry Seinfeld vs Larry King....he was a prick but since when is Larry King even worth watching? He's a horrible interview, customary like Barbara Walters and he barely knows what to say if it isn't written in front of him....come on.

Seinfeld is the male version of Ellen....without the penis.


Mark

I loved Fridays, wasn't the emcee Jack Burns? That's where I saw Richards for the first time, he was the kid playing with the toy soldiers he was the funniest in that show.

 

[dorokusai]

I loved Fridays, wasn't the emcee Jack Burns? That's where I saw Richards for the first time, he was the kid playing with the toy soldiers he was the funniest in that show.

I believe so and yea, that skit with him and the toy soldiers was great. That being said, I'm much older so who knows....but who doesn't enjoy the poses of plastic soldiers? If they had been carrying books instead of bazookas, I'd say they were Air Force soldiers, heads of the enemy, Marines and eating sushi with friends, Navy.

Mark

 

[Thaedium]

The clip of Jerry is not that great. It really takes the interview out of context, and makes him appear a supreme A-hole. Jerry was just being true to his humor, dry witticism. Its the sort of reaction you would expect out of him during the tv series. I'm sure you all noticed the occasional cracked smile and laughter from him as he was ripping into Larry.

As for Kramer's behaviour, meh. I think its very easy for us to judge public figures. Just imagine if someone filmed you in one of your worst moments as a person, be it acting racist, unethical, hypocritical, etc, and then having other people see it. I'll be the first to admit I've had breakdowns before, and have been just as bad before in my own rants. I've used terms like N**ger before definently in a racist context. Yet one of my closest friends is black, and I have no animosity towards anyone of any descent really. Kramer had a meltdown, acted inappropriately and has apologized for it. Unfortunately for him it ends his career, yet no more then a DUI ends some other peoples career. Unfortunately for him, and many people, it only takes one mistake to ruin your life in many ways, and theres no way to recover what was lost in a single moment of poor judgement.

 

[Johnd]

Well, I don't know who can't see that Seinfeld and King are friends. And that the question King asked of Seinfeld was a huge, ironic setup for his dry humor. The question posed by King was a well known fact around the globe ten years ago. Sheeeesh.

You guys are like the guy that goes to the Laugh Factory when he's grumpy...irritable...incorrigible. He goes not to laugh and get in a good mood, but to heckle and cajole.

If you don't get it...don't. And move on. Leave the laughs for the ones that can get it. (It's really not that deep after all. It's pretty simple humor.).

As for Kramer's antics? No excuses. That's a man with issues that doesn't control boundaries and his career has rightfully suffered because of it.

 

[mike c]

whatever his/their intentions were ... he just made himself look like a prick and a million people will probably boycott his movie for this "stunt"

 

[Alex2507]

I did like the show but couldn't care less if I never heard them speak outside of it.

Wrecked carreer? Yeah, so? He doesn't need a career. It's not like he pushes wheel barrels for a living and his arm fell off.

There would be plenty wrong with me too if I was that rich.

 

[highfihoney]

I dont feel sorry for Kramer one bit,nor do i feel sorry for the people he bashed.

One thing i know is that people like to push other people to the breaking point,then they cry like pu$$y's when they get a harsh or violent response from the person they made snap.

Kramer got pushed past his limit by a couple of guy's trying to show off,then after getting a tonge lashing they started crying how "that was uncalled for" when they got a response they didnt expect,same goes for Kramer,he thought he could get away with saying anything he wanted "in the name of comedy",he quickly found out differently, then he started crying for forgiveness.

I guess if there is a lesson to be learned it's to treat everybody as you'd like to be treated & if you are going to be an a-hole & push a man past his limit, dont be a puss when they slam you with racial slurs, ruin your career or slug you in the head.

 

[mike c]

whatever his/their intentions were ... he just made himself look like a prick and a million people will probably boycott his movie for this "stunt"

and yup, I did not "get" the dry humor. I guess I'm really slow and a dunce like a million other people.

I guess he wasn't as smart as I thought.

 

[highfihoney]

There would be plenty wrong with me too if I was that rich.

There's allready plenty wrong with me & im poor,i think being rich would straighten us regular folk out because we'd appreciate the freedom instead of thinking were owed.

 

[rnatalli]

The clip of Jerry is not that great. It really takes the interview out of context, and makes him appear a supreme A-hole. Jerry was just being true to his humor, dry witticism. Its the sort of reaction you would expect out of him during the tv series. I'm sure you all noticed the occasional cracked smile and laughter from him as he was ripping into Larry.

Couldn't agree more. He was just trying to be funny and failed miserably to make everyone understand that. Not that I'm defending him, he was the weakest character on the show IMO.

 

[mikeyj92]

Can't understand the hate for Seinfeld.

I thought Seinfeld was very entertaining and well done....I know I watched it every week. Always made me laugh, and that was the point of his show. Not too many shows nowadays, if any, are a guaranteed laugh for me. That show was. The Office comes closest to that now I think.

I thought the reaction to King's "question" was hilarious and not to be taken seriously.

Richards overreaction was definitely a no-no. His reputation paid the price.

 

[supervij]

I'm getting off the point, but this'll be brief: Someone earlier said that he started watching it, quickly noticed it was a show about nothing, and then turned it off. You missed the point. It's not a show about nothing. It's a show about consequences.

Almost every episode, there's a small, almost insignificant incident that happens right at the beginning. And eventually, it becomes the cause for larger incidents and more horrible things to happen. One of the fun things about the show is to watch for that first small incident and watch the dominoes fall!

A perfect example of this is the backwards episode. They edited it together so that once a scene is shown, you then see what happened before it. And it started with such a huge mess -- someone's wedding going monstrously wrong. And with every succeeding scene, we see how and why it got to that point, until the very end, when it's a small, boring detail that set the whole thing up.

Because it's a show about consequences, you can't really set it anywhere too specific, like a bar or FBI headquarters or a prison. It needs a more general setting, along with characters who aren't specifically anything -- like a cop or a bartender or whatever. Characters who can just go with the flow.

The show is funny.

cheers,
supervij

PS: Don't hate me cos I have a Kramer avatar. It's Kramer, not Richards!

 

[Rickster71]

The clip of Jerry is not that great. It really takes the interview out of context, and makes him appear a supreme A-hole. Jerry was just being true to his humor, dry witticism. Its the sort of reaction you would expect out of him during the tv series. I'm sure you all noticed the occasional cracked smile and laughter from him as he was ripping into Larry.

At first, I thought the same thing.
Look at the clip again, at the 41 second mark he makes an expression
that tells otherwise.
Did you notice how very few people in the audience laughs?

I saw body language expert Tanya Riemann; she reviewed the clip, and in her opinion Jerry was PO'd.

 

[STRONGBADF1]

You mean besides the fact they all act in probably one of the worst things on television to date? I truly cannot understand what anyone finds in that show that is:

A- Entertaining
B- Funny
C- Worth watching. Frankly, I would rather stare at a wall than watch that show.

I never got why so many thought the show was so great. It was ok...I just thought it was too telegraphed. You could see the outcome of each situation coming from a mile away. Some shows partly funny and others completly mailed in.

Reminds me of a conversation I had with an older gentliman about Woody Allen. I said he wasn't funny. He said that I just didn't understand.

Seinfield, Woody Allen, Larry David...Just not overly funny in my book.

mike c,

As for whats wrong with them...Nothing any different than all the other wackjobs in Hollywood...

SBF1

 

[dorokusai]

I'm OH so with you in regards to Woody Allen.

Mark